Milton-Freewater Oregon (Pendleton, Richland: middle school, camp, utilities)

[LICA.]

Anybody have any info on Milton-Freewater, Oregon?

[ChadPettingill]

Just that it's near Walla Walla!

[mfpeggyj]

I don't know if you ever got the info you were looking for about this town, but I can tell you all about this town. It is where I live and have for almost 15 years now. I raised my kids in this town and I love it! It is a close knit small community, just minutes, literally minutes from the Blue Mountains, from the Columbia or Snake rivers, we are a rural, agricultural community at heart and are on the edge of wine country.
We are surrounded by wheat, pea, and alfalfa fields and orchards of apples and cherries.
If you like to fish or camp or like watersports, this is a great place to live.
Being the first town south of Walla Walla, WA, where the housing cost has skyrocketed, our housing costs are still quite reasonable and there is good quality family housing available.
We have a small medical clinic in town, one high school, one middle school, and in city limits, there are 2 grade schools, with a 3rd school out of the city limits. The nearest hospitals are 20 minutes away, in Walla Walla. Alot of the residents have lived here most of their lives. We have an almost brand new really good sized library.
The average utility cost is quite reasonable, with the city owning the utilities.
The winters are cold but not like Alaska type cold. We get some snow here, but not alot. In the summer, we have a few weeks of 100+ temps, but not in a row.
The community is somewhat conservative also. There are many, many churches for a town of its size, with few taverns.
Employment wise, alot of people commute, primarily to Walla Walla, but some to Pendleton, OR (30 miles south) or even to the Tri Cities (Pasco, Kennewick, Richland WA) about 50 miles Northwest of here.

What else would you like to know? I would be glad to answer any further questions you might have.